Background:The trend of hypertension is constantly increasing among older population in India. In Punjab studies of the prevalence of hypertension are very few. Aims: -To estimate the prevalence of hypertension and its association with the lifestyle and behavior habits among geriatric population. Material and methods: Thestudy was conducted in urban field practice area among 180 elderly subjects.Thedata regarding hypertension, lifestyle and behavior risk factors was collected using pre – tested and validated semi structured questionnaires. The data was analyzedusing appropriate statistical test.Results:Prevalence among study participants was 47.8%. Physical activity type (p-value 0.001), and how often done per week (p-value 0.028), eating often outside food (p – value 0.004) were significant life style risk factor. Conclusion:Approximately half of the study subjects were hypertensive.Often eating from outside, and physical activity were significantly associated lifestyle and behavior risk factors. Whereas, no relationship was exhibited between alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking, type of diet, type of cooking oil used.